Ragtime (film score)

E198333

film score soundtrack album

Ragtime (film score) is Randy Newman's acclaimed orchestral soundtrack for the 1981 film adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's novel, blending period-inspired melodies with his distinctive compositional style.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Ragtime (1981 film)	2
Ragtime (1981 film) soundtrack	1
Ragtime (film choreography)	1
Ragtime (film score) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1786204 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ragtime (film score)
Context triple: [Randy Newman, notableWork, Ragtime (film score)]

A. Once Upon a Time in America (score)
"Once Upon a Time in America (score)" is the evocative orchestral film soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone for Sergio Leone’s epic crime drama about Jewish gangsters in early 20th-century New York.
B. Round Midnight (film score)
"Round Midnight" is a jazz film score composed by Herbie Hancock for the 1986 movie of the same name, acclaimed for its atmospheric, bebop-inspired music and its Academy Award–winning original score.
C. Alexander's Ragtime Band
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is a hugely popular 1911 ragtime song that helped launch Irving Berlin's career and became one of the early standards of American popular music.
D. Forrest Gump (film score)
Forrest Gump (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri, renowned for its emotive themes that underscore the film’s sweeping, nostalgic narrative.
E. The Walk (film score)
The Walk (film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the 2015 biographical drama film "The Walk," enhancing the tension and emotional arc of Philippe Petit's high-wire feat.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ragtime (film score)
Target entity description: Ragtime (film score) is Randy Newman's acclaimed orchestral soundtrack for the 1981 film adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's novel, blending period-inspired melodies with his distinctive compositional style.

A. Once Upon a Time in America (score)
"Once Upon a Time in America (score)" is the evocative orchestral film soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone for Sergio Leone’s epic crime drama about Jewish gangsters in early 20th-century New York.
B. Round Midnight (film score)
"Round Midnight" is a jazz film score composed by Herbie Hancock for the 1986 movie of the same name, acclaimed for its atmospheric, bebop-inspired music and its Academy Award–winning original score.
C. Alexander's Ragtime Band
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is a hugely popular 1911 ragtime song that helped launch Irving Berlin's career and became one of the early standards of American popular music.
D. Forrest Gump (film score)
Forrest Gump (film score) is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri, renowned for its emotive themes that underscore the film’s sweeping, nostalgic narrative.
E. The Walk (film score)
The Walk (film score) is a cinematic orchestral soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri for the 2015 biographical drama film "The Walk," enhancing the tension and emotional arc of Philippe Petit's high-wire feat.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ
associatedWith	E. L. Doctorow ⓘ Ragtime (film score) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ragtime (1981 film) Ragtime ⓘ surface form: Ragtime (novel) Randy Newman ⓘ
authorOfSourceMaterial	E. L. Doctorow ⓘ
basedOn	Ragtime ⓘ surface form: Ragtime (1981 film) Ragtime ⓘ surface form: Ragtime (novel)
composer	Randy Newman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
genre	film music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ ragtime-inspired music ⓘ
hasReception	critical acclaim ⓘ
hasTheme	blend of popular and classical idioms ⓘ evocation of early American popular music ⓘ
hasType	original motion picture score ⓘ
instrumentation	orchestra ⓘ
language	instrumental ⓘ
medium	audio recording ⓘ
narrativeSettingPeriod	early 20th century United States ⓘ
notableFor	acclaimed orchestral soundtrack ⓘ
originallyComposedFor	Ragtime (film score) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ragtime (1981 film)
partOf	Ragtime (film score) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ragtime (1981 film) soundtrack
publicationYear	1981 ⓘ
style	Randy Newman compositional style ⓘ period-inspired melodies ⓘ
usedIn	closing credits of Ragtime (1981 film) ⓘ dramatic scenes of Ragtime (1981 film) ⓘ opening titles of Ragtime (1981 film) ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Randy Newman → notableWork → Ragtime (film score) ⓘ

Twyla Tharp → notableWork → Ragtime (film score) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ragtime (film choreography)

Ragtime (film score) → originallyComposedFor → Ragtime (film score) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ragtime (1981 film)

Ragtime (film score) → partOf → Ragtime (film score) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ragtime (1981 film) soundtrack

Ragtime (film score) → associatedWith → Ragtime (film score) self-linksurface differs ⓘ